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JMInvestigations can go on w/o the president knowing. Ever hear of the ‘get a fish to talk and fry the other bigger fish’ theory? that seems to be how the government operates at times. there may also be ethical walls that prevent X in Mastro knowing what Y in Mastro knows. I worked @ a large law firm that dealt w/large public cos. who were often the subject of FBI and SEC investigations as well as individuals who were often the subject of DOJ, FBI and/or IRS investigations. In more cases than not, X department/people knew of the investigations but Y department/people (who were HIGHER UP than X) did NOT. There were people within that large law firm who knew about Cases A-Z AND people in that same law firm who had NO idea bout Cases A-Z and would NEVER know about them due to ethical walls.
There’s also the issue that sometimes the government ‘works behind the scenes’ so to speak. They don’t always come up to you in their nice suits and ties and say ‘hi, would you like to sit and have a chit chat?’ anyone who has dealt w/a government agency (FBI, IRS- 2 of my favs lol) knows that often times, by the time YOU find out about the investigation, they’ve been observing you for quite awhile. Perhaps Doug/other Mastro employees were told NOT to speak out about this matter. Notice mastro’s absence on this thread? Notice the apparent absence of a libel suit against the paper?
Btw, it strikes me as hypocritical to bash reporters for ‘hearsay’ yet not bash others for engaging in similar conduct. Why do we accept someone relaying a convo he had w/Doug as being factual/not hearsay yet anything printed in the paper is obviously wrong/hearsay/unworthy of discussion or credence?
I have no opinion on the matter other than if the allegations are proven and correct procedure follows, I hope punishments are doled out. If the allegations are not proven, I hope the company’s name will be cleared. Isn’t that what the grand old US of A is all about?